Python: Learn Python in 24 Hours
By Alex Nordeen
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About this ebook
If you are one of them who easily get scared of Python’s long, complicated code, then this e-book is for you. Python is a powerful programming language used on various platforms like video streaming and file hosting services. Getting proficient in Python language means you are capable of creating scientific applications, data sciences or machine learning algorithm. The biggest advantage of Python is that it is a free language, and anyone can change, correct or improve the algorithm.
If you want to learn Python real fast, this course can be helpful to you. It extracted some complex concepts of Python and explained them into simple steps. The e-book made Python so simple that you can easily master the Python language even if you have never coded before.
The e-book has covered various Python coding concepts like classes, objects, tuples, strings, and so on. The examples are chosen carefully to illustrate all the Python concepts in easy to understand for beginners. The book also links to the additional course, guidance and tutorials for further reference. Even kids can use this e-book as a Python dictionary, where they can quickly learn Python programming concepts.
Table Of Content
Chapter 1: Install Python
Chapter 2: Creating Your First Python Program
Chapter 3: Python Main Function
Chapter 4: Variables
Chapter 5: Strings
Chapter 6: TUPLE
Chapter 7: Python Dictionary
Chapter 8: Operators
Chapter 9: Functions
Chapter 10: IF Statement
Chapter 11: Loops
Chapter 12: Class & Objects
Chapter 13: Regular Expressions
Chapter 14: Date, time and datetime classes in Python
Chapter 15: Calendar
Chapter 16: Reading and Writing Files in Python
Chapter 17: If File or Directory Exists
Chapter 18: Python COPY File
Chapter 19: Python Rename File
Chapter 20: Python ZIP file
Chapter 21: Accessing Internet Data with Python
Chapter 22: Manipulating XML with Python
The e-book has used screenshot and graphics explicitly for explaining code examples. With this Python crash course, you will discover that Python is not what that lengthy books, expensive online courses or complicated Python tutorial books have projected. After reading this Python book, you will not only gain knowledge but able to retain the knowledge for longer.
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Python - Alex Nordeen
Python: Learn Python in 24 Hours
Complete Beginner's Guide
By Alex Nordeen
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Table Of Content
Chapter 1: Install Python
Installing Python
Installing Pycharm
Chapter 2: Creating Your First Python Program
Chapter 3: Python Main Function
Chapter 4: Variables
What is a Variable in Python?
How to Declare and use a Variable
Re-declare a Variable
Concatenate Variables
Local & Global Variables
Delete a variable
Chapter 5: Strings
Accessing Values in Strings
Various String Operators
Some more examples
Python String replace() Method
Changing upper and lower case strings
Using join
function for the string
Reversing String
Split Strings
Chapter 6: TUPLE
Packing and Unpacking
Comparing tuples
Using tuples as keys in dictionaries
Deleting Tuples
Slicing of Tuple
Built-in functions with Tuple
Advantages of tuple over list
Chapter 7: Python Dictionary
Python Dictionary Methods
Python Dictionary in-built Functions
Chapter 8: Operators
Arithmetic Operators
Comparison Operators
Python Assignment Operators
Logical Operators
Membership Operators
Identity Operators
Operator precedence
Chapter 9: Functions
How to define and call a function in Python
Significance of Indentation (Space) in Python
How Function Return Value?
Arguments in Functions
Chapter 10: IF Statement
What is If Statement? How to Use it?
What happen when if condition
does not meet
How to use else condition
When else condition
does not work
How to use elif
condition
How to execute conditional statement with minimal code
Nested IF Statement
Switch Statement
Chapter 11: Loops
How to use While Loop
How to use For Loop
How to use For Loop for String
How to use break statements in For Loop
How to use continue statement
in For Loop
How to use enumerate
function for For Loop
How to use for loop to repeat the same statement over and again
Chapter 12: Class & Objects
How to define Python classes
How Inheritance works
Python Constructors
Chapter 13: Regular Expressions
Regular Expression Syntax
Example of w+ and ^ Expression
Example of \s expression in re.split function
Using regular expression methods
Using re.match()
Finding Pattern in Text (re.search())
Using re.findall for text
Python Flags
Chapter 14: Date, time and datetime classes in Python
How to Use Date & DateTime Class
Print Date using date.today()
Python Current Date and Time: now() today()
How to Format Date and Time Output with Strftime()
How to use Timedelta Objects
Chapter 15: Calendar
Chapter 16: Reading and Writing Files in Python
How to Create a Text File
How to Append Data to a File
How to Read a File
How to Read a File line by line
File Modes in Python
Chapter 17: If File or Directory Exists
os.path.exists()
os.path.isfile()
os.path.isdir()
pathlibPath.exists() For Python 3.4
Chapter 18: Python COPY File
Chapter 19: Python Rename File
Chapter 20: Python ZIP file
Chapter 21: Accessing Internet Data with Python
How to Open URL using Urllib
How to get HTML file form URL in Python
Chapter 22: Manipulating XML with Python
How to Parse XML using minidom
How to Create XML Node
How to Parse XML using ElementTree
Chapter 1: Install Python
PyCharm is a cross-platform editor developed by JetBrains. Pycharm provides all the tools you need for productive Python development.
Below are the detailed steps for installing Python and PyCharm
Installing Python
Step 1) To download and install Python visit the official website of Python http://www.python.org/downloads/ and choose your version. We have chosen Python version 3.6.3
Step 2) Once the download is complete, run the exe for install Python. Now click on Install Now.
How to Install Python on WindowsStep 3) You can see Python installing at this point.
How to Install Python on WindowsStep 4) When it finishes, you can see a screen that says the Setup was successful. Now click on Close
.
Installing Pycharm
Step 1) To download PyCharm visit the website https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/download/ and Click the DOWNLOAD
link under the Community Section.
Step 2) Once the download is complete, run the exe for install PyCharm. The setup wizard should have started. Click Next
.
Step 3) On the next screen, Change the installation path if required. Click Next
.
Step 4) On the next screen, you can create a desktop shortcut if you want and click on Next
.
Step 5) Choose the start menu folder. Keep selected JetBrains and click on Install
.
Step 6) Wait for the installation to finish.
How to Install Python on Windows with Pycharm IDEStep 7) Once installation finished, you should receive a message screen that PyCharm is installed. If you want to go ahead and run it, click the Run PyCharm Community Edition
box first and click Finish
.
Step 8) After you click on Finish,
the Following screen will appear.
Chapter 2: Creating Your First Python Program
In the last tutorial, we completed our Python installation and setup. It's time to create your first program.
Creating First Program
Step 1) Open PyCharm Editor. You can see the introductory screen for PyCharm. To create a new project, click on Create New Project
.
Step 2) You will need to select a location.
You can select the location where you want the project to be created. If you don’t want to change location than keep it as it is but at least change the name from untitled
to something more meaningful, like FirstProject
.
PyCharm should have found the Python interpreter you installed earlier.
Next Click the Create
Button.
Step 3) Now Go up to the File
menu and select New
. Next, select Python File
.
Step 4) A new pop up will appear. Now type the name of the file you want (Here we give HelloWorld
) and hit OK
.
Step 5) Now type a simple program - print (‘Hello World!’).
Creating Your First Python ProgramStep 6) Now Go up to the Run
menu and select Run
to run your program.
Step 7) You can see the output of your program at the bottom of the screen.
Creating Your First Python ProgramStep 8) Don't worry if you don't have Pycharm Editor installed, you can still run the code from the command prompt. Enter the correct path of a file in command prompt to run the program.
Creating Your First Python ProgramThe output of the code would be
Step 9) If you are still